Barton Park has lately been a very good birding venue, so I decided on another trip. Each time I make a visit to the park, I see a different range of birds. I go with hopes of seeing a particular bird – like the Swamp Harrier, in order to get some better photos, but often come back with photos of other interesting birds instead.
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I had a look down Sassafras Gully at Springwood for fungi. I had expectations of finding some good fungi out after all the recent rain – but I was disappointed. I found very little out. It looks like there has been too much rain.
Clavaria pusio
Anyway – here is some of what I found – Continue reading
This was another excellent day of bird photography at Barton Park. This venue has been quite good recently with a wide range of birds on show. And on this visit I had good weather.
The main bird I sent time getting photos of this visit was the Osprey, but there was a god variety of other birds in the park. Here are some – Continue reading
I was keen to head back out to Malabar Headland after two daily quiet recent trips. Both of these trips had been during bad weather. This time the weather forecast was good. I was accompanied by Valerie and Sue.
But despite the fine weather most of the time on our visit was very quiet. On the walk out, we spotted a few whales, but when we sat down to watch for them near Boora Point – they seemed to go quiet. The rough seas may have contributed to this. Nor and dolphins or seals. The main thing we were wanting to see however were the pair of Peregrine Falcons – and they too were very quiet – initially. But they made up for it just before we left. In fact we witnessed the Peregrine Falcons mating three times within 30 minutes. Continue reading
I joined Michael and Lennis for another bird outing. This one was at Mill Creek to the west of Menai. For a change, the weather was nice!
During our visit we saw a good range of different birds. Here are some – Continue reading
Barton Park has been a good place to see a wide range of birds recently, and this visit was no exception, despite a fair bit of rain. I travelled down with some of the Greenway Birdos – Michael and Lennis, and we later met up with Georgy and Simin.
Here are some of the birds we saw on our visit – Continue reading
Here are some photos from the local Greenway Bird Survey – this time the Waratah Mills loop. It was nice to see some Musk Lorikeets amongst the usual Rainbow Lorikeets at the start of the survey near Waratah Mills Light Rail Station.
Musk Lorikeet
A little further, Michael, in the group saw some Spotted Pardalotes. Continue reading
The run of wet weather was continuing. With this in mind, I headed to Sydney Olympic Park – where the paths would not be bogs and where there is also some shelter. This worked out well.
I started at the Mason Park Wetlands. Here are some birds I saw there – Continue reading
I was hoping for better weather. The forecast was not the best – showers. And that was how it turned out. I had made my way to Barton Park again – after a recent very good trip. I ended up spending a fair bit of time, under shelter, sitting out rain – at various places in the park. But I also saw a fair range of birds. And many of the birds I saw were different to those I had seen on recent trips.
When I arrived I spotted Royal Spoonbill in the Spring St Canal. As I approached, it took off and flew away. Continue reading
My previous trip to Malabar Headland had also been in bad weather and the bird life had been pretty disappointing. I can recall vowing then, not to return on wet, cold, windy days. Since that time, the east side of the National Park has been closed due to shooting at the adjacent rifle range. And it seems that since that time I had forgotten my vow.
This trip turned out to be very quiet. I saw no signs of the Peregrine Falcons, and few other birds were around except for a pair of White-bellied Sea Eagles who made a very brief visit. Continue reading
